connubial

[ kuh-noo-bee-uhl, -nyoo- ]
/ kəˈnu bi əl, -ˈnyu- /
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adjective

of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal: connubial love.

Origin of connubial

1650–60; < Medieval Latin connūbiālis, Latin cōnūbiālis, equivalent to cōnūbi(um) ( cō- co- + nūb(āre) to marry + -ium -ium) + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM connubial

Words nearby connubial

connor, connors, connotation, connotative, connote, connubial, conodont, conoid, conon, conoscenti, conoscope

Words related to connubiality

conjugality, matrimony, wedlock

Example sentences from the Web for connubiality

  • Now for a post chaise and a hot pursuitfor a last attack on this formidable castle of connubiality, or death in its trenches.

    Single Life |John Baldwin Buckstone

  • "Peace and connubiality was his last words," went on Stevey Todd, following his train of thought.

    The Belted Seas |Arthur Colton

British Dictionary definitions for connubiality

connubial
/ (kəˈnjuːbɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to marriage; conjugal connubial bliss

Derived forms of connubial

connubiality, noun connubially, adverb

Word Origin for connubial

C17: from Latin cōnūbiālis from cōnūbium marriage, from com- together + nūbere to marry